Reya Dawnbringer
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conspiracy
- Price
- $4.14
- EDHREC rank
- #3734
Reya Dawnbringer reanimates any creature from any graveyard at the start of each of your upkeeps — free recursion, every turn, with no activation cost beyond keeping her alive. Nine mana is a real price tag, which is why she belongs in decks that cheat her into play rather than hard-cast her; Kaalia of the Vast does exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kaalia of the Vast
Kaalia of the Vast puts Reya Dawnbringer into play for free the moment she connects, turning a nine-drop into a turn-four board presence that starts recurring your best threats immediately.
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope accelerates Angel tribal mana and counts Reya Dawnbringer as a payoff, making her easier to hard-cast while the deck's graveyard inevitably fills with high-value angels to recur.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
In an Avacyn, Angel of Hope deck, Reya Dawnbringer closes the loop on board wipes — Avacyn makes permanents indestructible, and when something does die, Reya brings it back.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Reya Dawnbringer earns a regular slot — long games, multiplayer graveyards, and cheat-into-play commanders give her the time and targets she needs. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but irrelevant; nine mana for a creature with no immediate impact doesn't compete with Animate Dead or Reanimate at one mana. Oathbreaker has the same problem as Legacy without the broken-card safety valve — she's technically castable but practically unplayable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.14 cheap tier
At $4.14, Reya Dawnbringer sits at a fair price for a casual staple with meaningful name recognition and consistent Commander demand. Don't expect significant movement either direction — she's not a competitive staple, but angel tribal and reanimator players will keep steady pressure on supply.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.